单词 | windward |
释义 | windward (once / 1588 pages) nadjadv WORD FAMILY windward: windwardly, windwards USAGE EXAMPLESNeighbors reported hearing a splash in nearby Lake Windward. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) Police said the SUV was seen fleeing the scene carrying two women and a man about 9:30 p.m. near Windward and Pacific avenues. Los Angeles Times(Nov 23, 2016) But if I had, we would have missed out on the magnificent windward side of the island. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) 1n the direction from which the wind is coming Ant|Hypo|Hyper leeward the direction in which the wind is blowing to windward, weather side, weatherboard, windward side the side toward the wind direction the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves 2n the side of something that is toward the wind Ant|Hyper lee, lee side, leeward the side of something that is sheltered from the wind face, side a surface forming part of the outside of an object 3adj on the side exposed to the wind the windward islands Syn|Ant upwind, weather towards the side exposed to wind leeward on the side away from the wind downwind, leetowards the side away from the wind 4adv away from the wind they were sailing windward Syn|Ant downwind leeward, upwind toward the wind |
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